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Trenholme Junction is a model railway based around the railways in the North East of England in the early part of the 1960's. Lots of traffic visits the junction, some which would probably never come here in real life. The films are a representation of what a busy railway would have looked at the time. This film starts off with a Class G2A 0-8-0 exLNWR locomotive hauling a train of china wagons through the junction and up the long incline. A DMU comes into the lower East Stations bay platform with a van in tow. The van is removed to the marshalling yard reception road by the yard's 08 shunter. Finally Class 25 D5270 moves slowly through the point work and accelerates away from the station with a train of empty parcels vans.

In this, the second film today, the remainder of the two goods trains already partly dismantled in the Christmas Special is further broken up by the 08 Shunter. This film is shot entirely from the adjacent station platform. This is the viewpoint I used to see the activity when watch the trains on South Bank station, near Middlesbrough, when I was nine years old. Making films like this brings the memories flooding back. The final scene is viewed from the verandah of the brake van as the Class 16 takes us for a ride on the beginning its journey to some far off place.

After the Christmas Special, we return to Watching the trains next to the station and the Marshalling Yard. Its a good opportunity to introduce two of the wonderful new models which have arrived at the junction. The first to arrive is the Class 16 with a load of containers into the reception road. The 16 pulls away to allow the 08 to take two of the container wagons in the yard to be attached to the train. Once this job has been completed, we sit back and watch 'Falcon' ease through the junction with a train of mainly Mk1 stock. New locomotives, upgrade of both the computer and the software, happy its all working correctly.

In this film, two mixed goods trains have arrived in the reception/departure road at the lower marshalling yard at Trenholme Junction. Included in each of the trains are some tank wagons which need to be added to the tanker train already in another siding in the yard. The remainder of the two trains are stored in the sidings. Once the 08 Shunter has made up, the newly completed train then is placed into the reception/dispatch road to be picked up by a Black Five. Filmed beside the tracks, from the stations, between the wagons and from the guards vans on the moving trains. Wishing all my subscribers, viewers and supporters the very Merriest of Christmas and the Happiest of New Years.

There is no film from Trenholme Junction today, however, there is a new one hour Christmas Special for you. The film will be shown as a premiere at 08:30 GMT on Christmas Day. I will be on line whilst the film runs and you can ask me any questions you may have. For more information and to set the reminder, click the picture below: The film will be available to view as normal after the premier finishes.

The aim of this project is to re-create the railways of the 1960's in the North East of England. All of the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings would have existed at this this time. There is some variation in the trains and some would have not visited the North East. I was asked to produce some films of trains on the long incline, particularly using bankers. In this film a pair of ex-GWR 0-6-2 Tank Engines, one pulling the other pushing tackles the incline with a train of empty mineral wagons.

We are back around the Lower East Station this week, watching the trains go by the Station and Marshalling Yard. There was a comment last week about the amount of Diesel's in the film, so this week the balance has been redressed with steam playing its part. The 08 shunter retreats back to loco spur.

For all of you followers of North East Model Railway, there is a new film for the Christmas Special this year. The film will be shown as a premiere at 08:30 GMT on Christmas Day. I will be on line whilst the film runs and you can ask me any questions you may have. For more information and to set the reminder follow the link:

Continuing the series of films around the main Marshalling Yard at Trenholme Junction. In this episode, a parcels train arrives into the reception road and delivers to vans before heading off and away to the north end of the junction. One of the DMU's waiting in the bay platform of the station departs. The 08 shunter from the yard picks up the two vans and positions them ready to cross the main line. The second DMU departs from the bay. Finally the 08 places the two vans into the bay, ready for loading.

Trenholme Junction is a model railway set in the 1960's in the North East of England. The model was built as a film set in order to re-create the the working of the railways during the transition from steam to diesel power. In this film, two goods trains make their way from opposite ends of the junction past the station and the marshalling yard. In the final part of the film, we jump on board the guards van to see a unique view as the train passes over the southern end of the junction. In the last film, Watching Trains Part 5, we saw two trains arriving in the Arrival Road and this film shows a new train ready for dispatch. If you want to see all the shunting moves to do this, there is a new hour long film, 'Marshalling Yard 8', this years Christmas Special, which be will released on Christmas Day.

Trenholme Junction is a model re-creation of the railways in the 1960's. Filmed in its own purpose built facility, the films are produced on a weekly basis and are in series which follow from the previous one in the number series. Many of the series continue one from another. In this film the focus is on the arrival and dispatch road on the lower Marshalling Yard. This road is for arriving and departing trains. Arriving trains uncouple their locomotives and leave the wagons for the the yard shunters to sort them out. The first train is a Class 20 arriving from the north end of Trenholme Junction. The locomotive leaves the train and leaves at the south end with a guards van. A local Diesel Multiple Unit stops a the the station and then heads off to the Main Station. The second part of the film is split screen giving two views of a Super D hauled mixed goods train viewed on board from the guards van and from the track side. A Class 24 passes through with a bulk grain train.

Model Railway. Large scale junction in the 1960's, based on the railways around Middlesbrough in the North East England. Trenholme Junction has two Marshalling Yards, the primary on the lower level and the secondary on the upper. The first film in this series, from this, the lower Marshalling Yard was made around six years ago and has been watched over half a million times. The film was made using 1080p equipment and editing tools. This part of the series has been made using the latest 4k production equipment. There is a requirement for sand wagons at the upper marshalling yard and two rakes are available in the lower yard. The 08 Shunter removes the wagons from the sidings and shunts them to form a train onto the reception/dispatch road. A class 31 locomotive is dispatched from the Diesel Shed to undertake the journey on the mainline. Filmed from the line side and on board the Guards Van.

In this film we return to the track side on the east of Trenholme Junction where the Lower Marshalling Yard is adjacent to the both the station and the Diesel Motive Power Depot. D5085 arrives with tankers and leaves the train in the reception road and then retires back to the shed. D5237 is on pilot duty at the Marshalling Yard today, picks up the train and deposits the tankers into the yard and removes the brake van. Finally Class 47 D1100 passes through with a passenger train. Trenholme Junction is a model railway built as a film set in order to re-create the railways as they were in the 1960's and viewed through the eyes of a nine year old boy.

Trenholme Junction is a model railway built as a film set in order to re-create the railways as they were in the 1960's. The place is the North East of England, but many areas of the whole country are represented by the variety of locomotives and rolling stock which visits the place. This is another film which will be part of an expanding archive film clips which will be super enhanced at a future date. The watching series will film the trains from many different angles.

We are back again on the station on Trenholme Junction simply enjoying the passage of trains. The scene is a reminder of the 1960's when steam traction was giving way to Diesel. The film is viewed through the eyes of a nine year old boy who grew up in the North East of England and who lived beside the railway at this time.

Trenholme Junction is a model railway purpose built as a film set. The set and all its contents are set in the period of time in the 1960's and its location is the the North East of England. Each week a new film is produced to add to its library, there are over 400 and many are built up of scenes which can be edited together in many ways to produced more unique films. The theme of this film is simple, watching trains passing through one of the stations on the junction as viewed by a nine year old boy, fascinated by what he saw.

Standing behind the driver position was my favourite (and I suspect many others) spot when riding on the DMU's which were brand new when I was eight years old. They seemed to take over overnight, one day it was steamers and grubby carriages and the next, brand new super trains you could see where you were going without having to stand on the seat. These new trains had great views (and no more clipped ears for climbing on the seats). This film is a re-creation of the view you would have seen if you were stood in the centre of the coach immediately behind the driver partition. The film is in two layers, the first is a photograph taken by Richard Hargreaves (and used with his kind permission) and the second layer is recorded on a journey around Trenholme Junction, calling at all five stations. An unusual view, looking back on the journey.

Filmed at Trenholme Junction, a model railway depicting the railways as they were in the 1960's. The films are all made from the view point of an eight year old child. My earliest memories of train travel were travelling in the compartment behind the driver where you could see the same things he could. In this film the view is from behind the drivers position but the train is moving forward and the view is to the rear. The film was made on the layout and during editing a photograph taken from inside the real thing is placed in front of the layout footage. Many thanks to Richard Hargreaves for allowing me to use his super photograph in the making of this film.

Trenholme Junction is a model railway based in the North East of England. It depicts a typical large junction set in the 1960's. In this film we see Deltic D9004 on an early container train as it makes its way through one of the station roads at the Main Station. The small containers are forerunners to the larger ones used worldwide today. The train halts briefly to allow a passenger train, hauled by a Black 5, to start its journey. Filmed from the track side, on the station platforms and from the south Signal Box.

Trenholme Junction is a model railway built as a film set. It depicts the scenes of British Railways in the 1960's viewed through the eyes of an eight year old child. This content of this film is a hybrid, the first part uses scenes taken from a previous production and filmed around the Main Station and the second part is new. The idea is to re-use scenes after the layout is dismantled, so creating new films from stock. Many model railway layouts in the past have used 'scenic breaks' which divide them into different 'scenes'. One way is to use a bridge. I use tunnels to achieve this effect. For more information on the 'Infinite Layout' see the links to the blog in the notes below.

Another in the series of films looking through the eyes of an eight year old child at the British Railways scene of the 1960's. This series of scenes will contribute to a library that will be used at a later date when the current layout is dismantled and the new 'infinity layout' is built. (more information on the infinity layout -see the blog, links in notes). Most scenes in the 'Main Station' series emphasise the long distant shots capable on this layout, a primary objective in the design criteria. The future layout may not have the luxury of so much space and therefore the inclusion of these scenes with give an authentic look and feel to future films.

Trenholme Junction is a model railway purpose built as a film set. The aim of the project is to re-create the look and feel of a busy railway junction in the early 1960's. The track layout is indicative of the North East of England and all of the rolling stock is of the period depicted, however, there are some that would not have appeared in this area of the country. The 'set' has been built, primarily, to film the movements of the trains when viewed through the eyes of an eight year old child. The centre of the lens is 16mm from the base of the camera which is about the same distance (4mm to the foot) to the eyes of an eight year old when standing. In the past I have made several films experimenting with unusual angles and many layers and in this film I seek to extend the complexity of this type of presentation. Almost all the scenes are dual angle, viewing each scene from two angles at once. The filming of each scene has to done twice, once from each angle, otherwise, to do it with two cameras in one take, the camera would be in shot in most cases. The filming of each of the scenes is fairly straight forward, the main work in this type of presentation is in the editing which takes about ten times longer than in my normal output, but the results, I feel are quite pleasing.

For those who wish to know more about Trenholme Junction, there is a link section in the notes below to the blog. Although the links are to specific items, there are lots more articles in the blog, click through and have a look. I get a lot of requests for the monochrome versions of the films, and, as it is summer and there are lots of things I need to do outside I'm having a break from filming. For those who need a fix, some monochrome re-edits to keep you going. Drifting off to a bright summers day train spotting at Trenholme Junction in the early 1960's. There are both steam and diesel locomotives at work side by side, a situation which would soon quickly and dramatically change. The end of steam is on the horizon (only a few years away) and the Beeching axe would fall on a large part of the railway. Trenholme Junction is a model purpose built as a film set which transports the viewer back to a time which is probably one of the most interesting in UK railway history. The most influential part of my childhood.

I get a lot of requests for the monochrome versions of the films, and, as it is summer and there are lots of things I need to do outside I'm having a break from filming. For those who need a fix, some monochrome re-edits to keep you going. Parcels are a large part of the operations at Trenholme Junction, a look back to the 1960's on a large railway station. Two sets of parcels trains are made up in the first part of this film, on both the North Bay and West platform of the Station. The final part of the film shows the view a Goods Guard would have had in the lonely job at the back of the train as it passes through the station. Two of the locomotives have sound fitted.

I get a lot of requests for the monochrome versions of the films, and, as it is summer and there are lots of things I need to do outside I'm having a break from filming. For those who need a fix, some monochrome re-edits to keep you going. Trenholme Junction is a purpose built model railway designed as a film set. Set in the 1960's, it depicts the working railway of the day. The film shows two trains, one steam hauled with coal trucks travelling from north to south and the other diesel hauling tankers travelling in the reverse direction. The route taken through the junction is using the goods lines and so does not pass through the station. The viewing positions are looking through the hedges at both the north and south station approaches, signal box window and door, engine shed window, engine shed workshop window and the north carriage sidings. We follow both trains at the same time to see them pass each other just south of the Main Station.